social networking
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How Nextdoor And NYC Will Pioneer Socially Networked Crime-Fighting
Can you imagine what it would be like to report crimes via Facebook or call for a fire truck through Twitter? It would be pretty convenient, right? None of that scary “Call 000!” business. No ambling down to the precinct for filling out paperwork. No need to leave your living room actually. It would be…
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Here’s What Liking Stuff On Facebook Really Looks Like
The Facebook Like and Share are so ingrained into our day-to-day internet lives that they’re more than just verbs, they’re almost instinctual. But what does an inherently digital, formless thing like a Like actually look like? Well, a lot like this, actually.
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Why Your Facebook Feed Is So Full Of Junk
Man, I love “I Fucking Love Science”, the Facebook page with 5.4 million likes that clutters my News Feed with hundreds of clever images, many of which are stolen without attribution to their authors. It’s entertaining and amazingly sharable. It’s also changing the character of the social network — and some argue it’s doing so…
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How A Teenager Rickrolled Vine
You’re only supposed to be able to upload a six-second clip to Vine. But 16-year-old Will Smidlein somehow managed to bypass that rule yesterday and posted the whole of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”. Uh, well done?